DROWNED IN NEWTOWN CREEK; LACK OF GUARDS AT GRAND STREET BRIDGE RESPONSIBLE FOR A LIFE. The Unfortunate Supposed to be the Rev. Leonard Syczek -- Other Deaths at the Same Place.

The unguarded condition of Newtown Creek at the Grand Street Bridge, was responsible for another drowning accident early yesterday morning. The victim was a tall, heavily built man, who, from papers found in his pockets, is supposed to be the Rev. Leonard Syczek, a Polish priest of the Roman Catholic Church.

January 26, 1896

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